Protecting the Lady

by Amanda Radley

Overview

Former Protection Command Officer Eve Webb quit her job when a terrorist incident revealed that internal communication failures had caused multiple deaths. Now her former commanding officer and mentor has asked for a favor, and Eve can’t say no. It should be an easy job. All she has to do is guard one female civilian.

Lady Katherine Lovegrove is forty-something-ish in line to the throne and has lived a sheltered life until her father—a high profile judge—upsets the wrong people. She’s not exactly thrilled to need a full-time babysitter, uh, bodyguard, and is even less happy that Eve is an anti-monarchist who despises the upper class.

If Eve had known she’d be protecting royalty, she’d never have taken the job, but as the threat to Lady Katherine’s life draws closer, she’ll do whatever it takes to save her and may just lose her heart in the process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781636790039
Publisher:	Bold Strokes Books
Publication date:	10/12/2021
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Amanda Radley had no desire to be a writer but accidentally turned into an awardwinning, best-selling author. Residing in the UK with her wife and pets, she loves to travel. She gave up her marketing career in order to make stuff up for a living instead. She claims the similarities are startling.

Editorial Reviews

08/23/2021

The bodyguard romance trope gets a glamorous, sapphic update in this sweet but uneven contemporary from Radley (Under Her Influence). Lady Katherine Lovegrove’s father is presiding over the trial of a member of a notorious London crime family, leading to threats on Katherine’s life. Eve Webb left the security business five years ago, setting up a new life in Tokyo, but her old boss calls her back into the game in response to the threats on Katherine. Eve’s staunchly anti-monarchist, believing all aristocrats are entitled snobs—an opinion Katherine’s initial behavior does nothing to dispel. Katherine’s protests against her increased security and stubborn, foolhardy refusal to take the threat seriously will leave readers just as frustrated as Eve, especially after Katherine’s office is attacked and the pair relocate to the Lovegroves’ gorgeous country manor. When Katherine finally opens up about her mother’s death, her devotion to her charity work, and the difficulties of life in the public eye, it does much to humanize her, but Eve’s immediate turn from resentment to admiration still feels too abrupt. Their relationship makes several more vast leaps forward on the way to an action-packed finale full of heightened emotion and drama. Radley’s fans will enjoy the fun opposites-attract dynamic, but may feel cheated of the quieter details. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly